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Raul Castro (June 3, 1931 - ) is the President of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro who transfered power to his brother on July 31, 2006.
Raul Castro (June 3, 1931 - ) is the President of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro who transfered power to his brother on July 31, 2006.
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Poll: Cubans more optimistic about Castro reforms
El Nuevo HeraldCubans appear to be growing more optimistic about President Raul Castro's economic reforms, and large majorities favor direct elections of their president but say the government is repressive, according to a poll made public Thursday. The survey by the...Tags: Elections, The Miami Herald, Cuba, Politics
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The Miami Herald Myriam Marquez column
Miami HeraldIn her mind's eye, Elsa Morejon looks from Miami at her beloved island and worries that what ails Cuba will not be cured solely with democracy. What ails Cuba, the humble Baptist nurse says with conviction, is a gaping hole in spirituality, a people who...Tags: Travel, Justice and Rights, The Miami Herald, Human Rights, Government
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Cuba's Ladies in White leader meets Pope Francis
Miami HeraldPope Francis exchanged a brief greeting Wednesday with Cuban dissident Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, in the Vatican at the end of a general audience held in St. Peter's Square. Soler is on a worldwide tour to publicize the plight of...Tags: Benedict XVI, The Pope, The Miami Herald, Prisons, Fidel Castro
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Here is the latest Pennsylvania news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) — For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. The murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing the tone of the national debate on...Tags: Kermit Gosnell, Murder, Punishment, Fidel Castro, Running
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Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment
ABORTION DEATHS-IMPACT Philly abortion murder trial has national impact For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated...Tags: Paul Lieberstein, Students, Kermit Gosnell, Punishment, Herring
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Ladies in White leader wants U.S. hard line on Cuba to continue
El Nuevo HeraldMIAMI _ The leader of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White, Berta Soler, Monday called for maintaining the U.S. trade embargo and limiting travel to the island until the Raul Castro government respects human rights. Castro's economic and migration reforms...Tags: Benedict XVI, The Miami Herald, Human Rights, Diabetes, European Parliament
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Globe-trotting Cuban activists sway world opinion
Miami HeraldAt least a half dozen Cuban activists are now crisscrossing the globe, more or less at the same time, publicly airing their grievances against the Cuban government and meeting with high-level officials and politicians abroad. What gives? Many Cuba...Tags: Justice and Rights, The Miami Herald, Human Rights, Government, Accidental Death
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Jeff Van Gundy: It's amazing how Stan Van Gundy defends Dwight Howard
Running off at the typewriter. … Even Jeff Van Gundy is flabbergasted at how his brother, former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, has become Dwight Howard's biggest advocate in the past few months. While Dwight has been getting criticized unmercifully...
Tags: Amway Center, Stan Van Gundy, Vatican City, Orlando Magic, Jeff Van Gundy
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Funeral begins for Venezuela's Chavez
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CARACAS, Venezuela -- The funeral ceremony for late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got underway Friday at a military base in the capital before 32 heads of state and with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra directed by Los Angeles conductor Gustavo...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Sebastian Pinera, Human Interest, Caracas (Venezuela), Government
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Body of Hugo Chavez to remain on view under glass
CARACAS, Venezuela -- After funeral services Friday with at least 33 heads of state expected to be in attendance, the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be specially embalmed and ultimately placed on permanent public display in a glass case,...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Dilma Rousseff, Caracas (Venezuela), U.S. Embassy, Government
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Will Chavez's death hasten Castro regime's demise?
Hasta la vista, Chavez. Fidel, what's taking so long? They were friends and ideological comrades, partners who propped each other up and provocateurs who loved poking a stick at the United States. And just as Fidel Castro and Chavez bonded like...Tags: China, Human Rights, Venezuela, Fidel Castro, Russia
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Americans fear Iran, but there is much to learn from Cuba
William PfaffPARIS -- A Gallup poll issued this month says that 99 percent of the American public now has become convinced that Iran's civilian nuclear program will threaten "the vital interests of the United States in the next ten years." Eighty-three percent say...Tags: Weaponry, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fidel Castro, International Military Interventions
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Apr 29, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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